first full cabinet incubator build

[quintinp]

i cant wait till it is finished, i love watching these homemade incubators come together

 

[cmom]

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Ditto...

 

[PooPoo]

I found a little problem with the design. the 1x4 that holds the turner tray "axles" didnt allow the removable trays to be taken in and out. i had to put a smaller board horizontal for each tray instead of a single vertical board. i got it all caulked up on the inside and all the wired organized and cleaned up. i also got the door to the heat/humidity chamber complete this evening.

brandon

 

[quintinp]

okay, well now your gonna have to bend over backwards to get the pictures us byc'ers are wanting to see, i wanna see the heating and air circulating set up, try to get some clear pictures, lol

 

[PooPoo]

the heating is taken care of by 3 100w light bulbs and a gqf hovabator heater. it is all tied to a wafer thermostat and comes on all together.

the heat is circulated by the fan just above the heating area that blows down into it at all times and there is also another fan at the top to keep the air inside evenly heated.

the water pan goes in the heating chamber with sponges if needed to keep the humidity where it belongs. there will also be a small pvc pipe with a cap ran from the top down to the water pan so that i can add water without having to open either incubator door. i am going to install some weather stripping to keep the temp/moisture loss around the doors to a minimum.

im gathering my parts for the turner but i am going to sand and paint/seal the inside and out so it holds up to the humidity and spilled water ect.


brandon

 

[emptynester]

Love this! following along so I can show it to my husband and say I want one for Christmas LOL

 

[PooPoo]

not a lot of money tied up in it, just a little time building, and A LOT of time thinking about how to make it all work properly. its been fun. i might build a smaller one after this one is 100%

so far this is about what material is tied up in this thing....


1 sheet 3/4 CD EX plywood
4 cedar 1x4's
1 2' x 3' piece of plexi glass for the door
1 wafer thermostat
3 light/lamp bases
1 gqf heat element from my old incubator
caulk
coax cable tacks
screws
2 cabinet door knobs
5' of 12 ga wire
2 small 4" personal fans
3 18" dowel rods
5 cabinet hinges
1 surge protector/power strip


i think thats about it. if your husband is a cabinet builder then it will be a cake walk to build.

 

[PooPoo]

Well, I havent totally finished my turner but i decided to take the bator for a test run on a small batch of quail and a couple chicken eggs. i put the auto turner from my hovabator inside and have about 100 quail eggs and 4 chicken eggs inside. the temps are very consistent. the humidity has taken a little getting used to because there is so much space inside the bator that it doesnt take but about 2 days to dry out a large flat tupperware container full of water. i just gotta keep an eye on that. so far they have candled good and have small embryos inside. the first of the quail will be hatching august 1st and the chicken eggs should hatch the 5th. i will have about 5 different dates on the quail but having a hatching area will make that easy for once. if this hatch works out good im sure it will motivate me to finish my turner and get this thing where i can hatch more quail/chicken eggs than i can handle.

brandon

 

[emptynester]

I'm excited to see how the hatches turn out! Don't forget to update!

 

[quintinp]

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I Can't wait too see an update on the incubator.